Extracting mechanism for autographic registers.



E. J. BARKER. EXTRACHNG MECHANiSM FOR AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTERS.

APPLICAHON FILED MAR. 27. 1916.

Patenrd Nov. 12, 1918.

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EXTRACTI'NG MECHANISM FOR AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27.1916- Patentbd NOV. 12, 1918.

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MMMMM ENGLAND J. BARKER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

EXTRACTiNG MECHANISM AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

Application filed March 27. 1916. Serial Ho. 36,867.

To all! whom it may concern:

lle'it known that I, ENGLAND J .Bsnnnn, a cltizcn of the United States, residing at Qhicago, in'the county of Cook and State same position relative to of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Extracting Mechanism for Autographic Registers, of which the followis a full, clear, and exact description.

- hly invention relates to autographic registcrs, and )articularly to mechanism for facilitating the removal of the paper records therefrom.

The continuous paper rolls used in registers of the type to which my improvements are applied have forms printed thereon that.

are of a given length and follow one another in close succession throughout the length of the roll. Some at. these forms are used in the salesroom, some in the shipping department and some in the accounting room, and they vary in length according to the use to which they are put and according to the ideas of the different institutions using them. Hcretofore these forms, after they had been written upon, were removed by grasping their forward edges and pulling them out oy hand and the judgment of the operator was relied .upon. to determine how far they should he pulled out and the point at which they should be torn oil, or appliances were employed to gage the predetermined length of paper it was desired to tear off, and when such appliances were employed a separate machine was used for each length of form, or machines were used that had pull-out mechanism that could he adjustedto extract aprcdetermined length of paper. The paper used 111 these machines has one or more holes punched in each form printed thereon to enable them to be filed away either upon filing spindles or the posts of loose-leaf hinders, and these punched holes are located near their advanced edge and occupy the the printed matter in each form.

The object of my invention is to provide means that engage these punched holes when the advanced edge of the forms reach the withdrawal end of the register and utilize these holes to measure the length of the web o'f'paper to be extracted from the same, and j thus enable the paper to be torn off on the tearing-blade locatcdmt the discharge end of the inachme always at the same point relative tothc printed matter on each form. It

. thereto.

is aiso an object of my invention to so manipulate the pins that engage said punched,

holes that they automatically withdraw therefrom after the paper strip has been advanced to the grasping position, and remain out of engagement with the strips until the means-supporting the same has automatically returned to its original position, at which position they automatically enter and engage the punched holes of the next following form when the pulled out form is in position to be torn off. These and other objects I accomplish by the means hereinafter fully described, and as particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an end view of theupper half of the end portion of an autographic register showing my improvements applied Fig. :2 is a longitudinal section taken on dotted line 2-2, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken on dotted line 3-3, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section taken on dotted line 4-4, Fig. 1. l

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section similar to that shown in Fig. 4. showing the change in position of the movable parts.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section of the discharge end portion of said register taken on dotted line 6 43, Fig. 1, looking in the direetion indicated by the arrows.

Fig. 7 is a similar view of the broken away discharge end thereof showing the positions or" the extracting elements when at the limit of their forward movement.

My invention relates only to mechanism located at the discharge end of an .autographic register.

Referring t6 tlic drawings, A, A, repre sent the side-frames of the upper section of such register, B the horizontally disposed platen the side edges of which ar secured to and connect the side-frames n.. "r their upper edges, and C the usual cover, which latter, in view ofthe fact that my improvements do not adect the same, is not thorroe theforwardmost portion of said side-frames,

va transversely disposed fiatplate D is placed, the upper surface of which is in the same horizontal plane as that of said platen held in slidable contact therewith by screws 0, a, that are tapped into the platen and ex tend down through longitudinally elongated slots 7), b, in said bars, substantially as shown. I

Arranged above and suitably separated from extension-plate D is a transverse tcaring-blade E, which has its ends supported upon suitable blocks resting upon and secured to the ends of said extension-plate. The web of paper after it has passed over the platen is threaded between extensionplate D and tearing-blade E, and when the forms thereon are pulled out or the register until the filing'holes thereof come between said plate and blade vertically disposed pegs F automatically move up through openings in said plate and blade and pass .through said filing-holes. There are, preferably, only two of these pegs, and these are, respectively, located between the center of length of the extension-plate and the ends thereof. The lower ends of pegs F are secured in hnd supported by the forward ends of flat longitudinally disposed steel springs d, d, whose rear ends eirtend back under the platen a suitable distance and are secured in any suitable manner to a fiat cross-bar e,

. which latter connects and has its ends secured to strips (an.

The extension-plate is kept at the limit of its rear movement in contact with the forward edge of the platen by means of a coil contraction-spring f, one end of-which is secured to the center of length of cross-bar e, and the other end of which is secured'to a suitable pin 7'' secured to and depending from plate B, as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings. In order to move the extensionso as to extract the paper fully explained, bars a, a, are provided with depending arms G that consist of inverted L-shaped bars the horizontal portions of which are secured to the underside of said bars. These arms G are engaged by antifriction rollers'g' journaled in the ends of arms H that are secured to and'project upward and forward from a transverse rockshaft I, the ends of which are journaled in side-frames A and one endof which extends lower shoulder 8 gitudinally through its bearings and is provided with a suitable crank J by'means of 'which it is rocked.

' This rock-shaft I has a coil spring}, sure rounding it near one side frame whose ends are, respectively, "secured to said side-frame and said shaft; The object of this spring h is to keep shaft I'normally at the limit of its rearward movement, which latter is determined by "means of an arm 7' secured to and depend opposite spring h, which normally jecting laterally inward from the adjacent side-frame of the register. The forward movement of rock-shaft I is limited by the engagement of an upward egtension'K' of ing from the end ofsaid shaft v I engages the lower end of a segmental flange. lepro-v arm j the end of which is adaptedto engage I the rear end of a gage-screw L tapped rear ward through said flange;

After the ext-ension-platevhas reached the forward limit of its movement the continued movement of crank J and rock-shaft Iceauses pro ecting forwardjtherefrom at a pin 30, about its center of length to enage the of a recess 9 ma e in the adjacent side edge of the boss 10 of angarin 11 loosely mounted on said shaft. This arm- 18 stationary during the first part of the forward movement of the shaft, but when ward during the remainder of theimovemen't of the same. K terminates a short distance below the platen and has a transverse dove-tail groove made in its extremity ..that is engaged by a vtitansverse fiange l3 projecting down from a lonmetal which is held in a lining engagement pin 30 engages shoulder 8'it is moved for,-

The upper end l2 of arm 11- reciprocable slide 14 consisting A of a longitudinallyldisposed flat strip 'of with the underside of the platen by the head c of ascrew 15 that passes through a longitudmallyelongated slot in said 'slideand'is tapped intosaid platen.

The forward end of said slide terminates in a transverse wedge 16 theunder beveled side of WhlCh extends downward, and the e,- whe'n forward knife edge of saidwed the slide is at the rear limit of its movement, slightly overlaps the rear edge of the" r dge 16 center of length of abridge 16.

consistsof a transverse fiat strip 'of metal which is supported by and-secu'redfitothe front end of thelongitudinal flat springsg, g, whose rear ends underside of the platen, bridge overlie springs moves forward it moves the slide forward, and Wedge 16 of the iiveen giefunderside of th; platen andhridi e an orces s rin s and sF downward below the peg extension-plate while are secured to the plate moves.

upper surface dfthe permltting said spring 1 to move longitudinally when the extension- The withdrawal of pegs Fylj,

and the ends of said d, and when arm" 11 latter thrusts in be? t 1 from the holes in the paper enables the operplaten is a superposed transverse bar 18 which has its ends resting upon and secured to the upper edges of the side-frames-and is separated from the same a short distance to accommodate the passage of the paper under it. The center of length of the forward edge of the platen is recessed, as at 19, to permit the upper horizontal edge of a flat tensionblade 20 to pass upward therethrough. ThlS bladeis transversely disposed and its lower edge is rolled into a knuckle 21 that is loosely mounted upon a stationary shaft 22, which latter has its ends secured in the sideframes of the register. This tension-blade inclines slightly forward from shaft 22 when in its normal position, and it is kept at the limit of its rearward movement by a wire spring 23, the central straight stretch. of

' which extends longitudinally in front of the blade next its knuckle 21, and the end portions of which are coiled around said shaft and have their extremities suitably attached thereto. I

As hereinbefore stated, the web of the paper is passed over the platen and between bar 18 and the forward end of the platen and then between extension-plate D and tearing-blade E. In order to permit the threading of the web of paper between said extension-plate and tearing-blade, however,

pegs F must be withdrawn downward through the tearing-blade and extensionplate without interfering with the movenient of rock-shaft I or said extension-plate. This I accomplish by providing boss 10 of arm '11 with a downwardly projecting finger-grasp 24 and by mounting upon shaft I alongside of said arm, and between the same and a collar35, a coil expansion spring 25. By grasping finger-grasp 24 and pushing it rearwardly arm 11 will move forward independently of shaft I, and owing to the engagement of its upper grooved end 12 with flange 13, will move said slide forward and force wedge 16 on the forward end thereof in between bridge 16 and the underside of the platen and force the forward ends of springs d, d, and pegs F downward out of the filing holes of the paper. The lower end of the inclined portion of wedge 16, next flange 13, is provided with a fiat horizontally disposed shoulder 27, and when the slide reaches the forward limit of its movement this shoulder overlaps bridge 16 and holds it down, and as said arm 11 moves forward it overcomes the resistance of pin 30, rock-shaft- I, et cetera, and, owing to the bevel given the upper shoulder as of recess 9, moves toward and compresses springs 25 on said shaft I, which holds arm 11 stationary while permitting shaft I to move toward the limit of its rearward movement.

When the webs ofthe paper have been properly threaded between the extension plate and the tearing-blade, arm 11 is moved to the rear independently of shaft I and pegs "F automatically move upward and bear against the underside of the web or webs of paper and when the paper has been drawn forward out of the register sufficiently to bring the. filing-holes in the paper in vertical alinement with pegs F, the latter will automatically shoot up through the same. When it is desired to extract the form on the platen next the discharge endof the register, shaft I is rocked through the medium of cranlrJ, and the extension-plate and tearing-blade move forward with the webs of paper held'between them by pegs F, the paper is drawn forward until screws a reach the rear limit of slots 6 in bars a whereupon "the forward movement of the said plate and blade cease, and the continued forward movement of'rock-shaft I causesarm 11 to move forward and the wedge to engage cross bare and move the pinsdownward and re' lease the webs of paper. When this occurs the operator releases the handle and the extension plate and tearing blade automatically return therewith to their original positions. or until the rearmovement of shaft I is stopped by'the engagement'of arm j with the lower end of flange la. The paper webs are then pulled out by hand until the filing holes of the next form are engaged by pegs F whereupon the withdrawn form is torn off on the tearing-blade, and the mechanism of the extracting mechanism is then in position for the withdrawal of the next form.

r The forward'edge of arm 11 has a gagescrew 36 tapped into the same, which is locked into any position'to which it may be adjusted by a suitable lock-nut'thereon. When arm 11 is moved forward a suitable distance, as, for instance, when it is desired to hold pegs F downward while threading thepaper between the extension-plate and tearing-blade, the gage-screw will come incontact with the rear of the tension-blade and push it forward so that'its upper'edge will not press against the underside of the paper.

If desired, the extent of the independent v movement of shaft I before it impart-sits movement to arm 11, can be adjusted by means of. a gage-screw .37 which is tapped through the root of finger-grasp 24 in such position as to be engaged by pin 30. This screw 37 may, however, be dispensed with if desired.-

In orderto facilitate pegs F entering the filing-holes in the paper when the latter has been moved forward sufficiently. to bring the holes over the same, I have sharply beveled the forward segment of the edge of the same as shownat F; and in order to prevent the paper from meeting with an interference, from the rear edge of the pegs when being -,drawn out of the register, I have slightly beveled the top ends of the pegs to the rear,

7'ontal plane away from and back toward the discharge end of the platen, means including pins which engage said openings and filing-holes and move said paper forward when the plate moves forward and are disengaged from said holes-when'said plate moves rearward.

2. In 'an autographic register, the combination with a stationary platen over which a web of paper passes that has a longitudinally disposed series of equi-distant filing holes therein, tension ,dcvices located below and adjacent the discharge end of said platen for resisting the rearward movement of said paper, of a transverse plate, mecha nism adaptedto move the same in a horizontal plane away from and back toward the discharge end of said platen, and means movable with said plate that are adapted to engage said paper and draw the same forward when said plate moves away from said platen.

in an autographic register, the combination with a stationary platen over which aweb of paper asses having a longitudinal series of cqui-distant perforations, a stationary superposed bar bridging over the discharge end of said platen, a tension- .blade pivoted at its lower edge and rcsilientlv held against said bar and resist ing the rearward movement of said paper, of a transverse plate movable in a horizontal plane away from and back toward'the dis charge end of said platen, and means movable with said plate and engaging said web of paper and drawing the same forward when said plate moves away from said platen.

4.-An autographic register comprising side-frames, a stationarv platen connecting the 'same, -,,a movable transverse extensionmember, a longitudinally reciprocablc frame sumiortimr said member and having longitudinal parts slidably connected to said .platcn, mechanism which returns said frame to its firstposition, and devices carried by said frame that engage the perforations of a strip of paper supported by-and movable with said extension-member when said frame is moved forward and advances the same.

An autographie register comprislng position, a tearingblade .sup 'iorted above and movable with said extension-plate, and devices carried by said frame that engage the perforations of a web of paperv above said plate when said frame is moved forward,

6. An autographic register comprising side-fran'ies, a stationary platen connecting the same, a transverse extension-plate, a longitudinally reciprocable frame support ing the same and having longitudinal. members slidingly connected to said platen, mechanism which returns said frame to its first position, verticallv movable pegs that pass through vertical holes in Stld extension-plate, and means carried by said frame that cause said pegs to move upward through said holes and engage the perforations of a web of paper above said plate during the forward movement of said plate.

7. An autographic register comprising side-frarnes, a stationary platen connecting the same, a transverse extension-plate, a longitudinally reciprocable frame supporting the same and having longitudinalmemhers slidingly connected to said platen, mechanism which returns said frame to its first" position, vertically disposed pegs passing through holes in said plate and penetrating a web of paper above the same, fiat springs on the forward ends of which said pegs are securely mounted urging the pegs -toward the paper when said frame is moved forward, and means that depress said springs and withdraw said pegs from the paper when the frame reaches the limit of its forward movement.

8. An autographic register comprising side-frames, a stationarv platen connecting the same, a transverse extension-plate, a longitudinally reciprocable frame supporta ing the same and having longitudinal mem bers slidingly connected to said platen, mechanism which returns said frame to its first position, vertically disposed pegs that pass through holes in said extension-plate and penetrate a web of paper above the same, fiat springs that are carried by said frame and on the forward ends ofwhich said pegs are mounted, a. vertically movable transverse bridge the ends of which overlie said flat springs, and means that engage said bridge and move said springs and pegs downward whensaid frame reaches the forward limit of its movement.

9. An autographic register comprising 5 side-frames, a stationary platen cohnccting the same, a transverse extension-plate, a longitudinally reciprocable frame supporting the same hers slidingly connected to said platen, mechanism which returns said frame to its first position, vertically disposed pegs that pass through holes in said extension-plate and penetrate a web of paper above the same, fiat springs that are carried by said frame and on the forward ends of which said pegs are mounted, a transverse bridge the ends ofwhich engage the upper surface of said flat springs, a second set of flat springs Whose rear ends are secured to the platen and to the forward ends of which said bridge is secured, a longitudinally reciprocable member movable independently of said frame having a forward wedge-shaped end, and means to thrust the same in between said platen and bridge-when said frame reaches the limit of its forward movement and cause said pegs to release said web of paper. a

10. An autographic' register comprising side-frames, a stationary platen connecting the same, a transverse extension-plate, a loniritudinally reciprocable frame supporting 1 18 same and having longitudinal members slidingly connected to said platen, mechanism which returns said frame to its first position, vertically disposed pegs thrust through holes in said plate and penetrating a web of paper above the same, fiat springs uponthe forward ends of which said pegs are securely mounted and keep said pegs in engagement with said web of paper when.

said frame is moved forward, means that depress said'sprines and withdraw said pegs from the paper when the frame reaches the limit of its forward movement, and a transverse rock-shaft having stationary hearings in said side-frames through the medium of which said supporting frame and said means are actuated.

11. An autographic register comprising side-frames, a stationary platen connecting the same, a transverse extensiomplate, a longitudinally reciprocahle frame supporting the same and having longitudinal members 56 slidingly connected to said platen, mechanism which returns said frame to its first position, vertically disposed pegs that pass through holes insaid extension-plate and penetrate a superposed webof paper, flat springs that are carried by said frame and on the forward ends of which said pegs are mounted, a vertically movable transverse bridge the ends of which overlap said fiat springs, a second set of fiat springs whose rear ends are secured to the platen and the and having longitudinal memside-frames above the discharge end of said forward ends of which support said bridge, a longitudinally reciprocable member movable independently of said frame the f0rward wedge-shaped end of Which-is adapted to be thrust in between said platen and 7t bridge when said frame reaches the limit of its forward movement and causes said pegs to release said paper, and a transverse rockshaft journalcd in stationary hearings in said side-frames and adapted 'to actuate both said member and said frames. 12. An autographic register comprising side-frames, a stationary platen connecting the same, a transverse extension-plate, a longitudinally reciprocable frame supporting said plate and having longitudinal members slidingly connected to said platen, mechanism which returns said frame to its first position, a transverse bar connecting said platen, a tension-blade pivoted below the platen the upper edge of which extends up through a suitable recess in the discharge end edge of the platen and is resiliently held against said bar, devices carried by said frame that are adapted to penetrate a web of paper'ahove said plate when said frame is, moved forward and advance the same and a tearing-blade supportedabove and movable withsaid extension-plate upon which said '96 paper is torn off when said plate is at the limit of its forward movement.

13. An autographic register comprising side-frames, a stationary platen connecting the same, a separatetransverse platecorn stituting an extension of the forward edge of the platen, a longitudinally reciprocahle frame supporting said plate and having longitudinal members sildingly connected to said platen, mechanism which returns said frame to its first position, arms secured toy and depending from the same, a transverse rock-shaft journaled in hearings in said side-frames, arms projecting upward there.- from engaging said frame secured arms, pegs movable vertically through holes -in 7 said plate, fiat springs on the forward otherwise unattached endsv of which said pegs are securely mounted, and means actuated by said rock-shaft whensaid support ng 11! frame reaches the limit of its forward movement that cause said springs and pegs to move downward.

14. An autographic register comprising side-frames, a stationary platen connecting the same,'a transverse plate constituting'an extension ofthe forward edge of the platen, a longitudinally reciprocable frame supporting the same and having longitudinal members slidingly connected to said platen, mechanism which returns said frame to its first position, stationary arms secured to and depending from the same, a transverse rockshaft '"journaled in stationary hearings in said side-frames, arms projecting" upward 18 therefrom that are adapted to engage said i stationary arms, pegs movable vertically I through holes in said plate; flat springs on the forward unattachedends of which said pegs are securely mounted, a spring supported transverse bridge the endspf which. overlap said flat springs, a longitudinally reciprocable wedge, and an. arm loosely.

mounted on said rock-shaft that is moved "thereby when said supporting frame reaches the limit of its forward movement, the upi per "end of said lastmentioned arm engaging said wedge and causing it to thrust in between said bridge and platen and thereby is cause said flat springs and pegs to move downward. 115. An autographic register comprising sideframes, a stationary platen secured theretma separate transverse plate constithe platen, a longitudinally reciprocable frame supporting the same, a transverse bar I connecting said -side-frames above the discharge end ofsaid platen, mechanism which 25 returns said trains to its first position, a tension-blade the upper edge of which extends .above the upper surface of said platen, pegs movable vertic; 11y through holes in sald.

"which returns said frame to its first posi tion, vertically disposed pe s movable through holes in said platean adapted vto 1 a "penetrate a web of paper'above the same,

as for moving said plate to and from i on said rock-shaft having one side bmss. segmentally recessed, a pin prong from said rock-$haft into said recess :lap'ted to impart a vbelated movement to said arm, said shaft and arm being adapt ea. to actuate said deVlCBStO move said pegs tuting an extension of the forward edge of "when said member moves away from said platen, and mechanism actuatedby said d platen, mechamsm for moving said pegs a I rock shaft, an arm loosely.

downward after said plate reaches the limit of its forward movement.

17. In an autogra'phic register, the combination with a stationary platen over which a strip of paper passes, of a transverse member having means that en age the end of said strip as it moves away rom said platen,

and mechanism that moves said member away from said platen a short distance and releases said stripand leaves free the forward edge thereof when it returns the said member to its original position;

18. In an autographi'c' register, the combination with a stationary platen over which a' strip of pa er passes, of a member ada ted to be move a horizontal lane away rom the discharge end of said p aten, mechanism adapted to return the member back toward said platen-. when said member reaches. the

limit of its forward movement, va super- 1 osed tearing-blade movable with said mem or, and means movable with-,"said member that engages said strip of paper and draws the same forward when said member moves away from said platen. 19. In an autograph'c,register,"the combination with astationary platen over which a strip of paper passes, of a member. adapted to be moved in a horizontal plane away from the discharge end of said platen, mechanism adapted to return the member back toward said platen when' said member reaches the limit of its forward movement, and means; movable with said member that enga es said strip of paper and draws the same orward platen. v v

a 20. In an autographic register, the combinationwith a stationary laten over which a strip of paper. passes, o a member, means 7 for moving said member forward, devices "carried by said member that engage said strip of paper and draw the same forward when said member moves"away. from said means that release said paper-when sa1d,10 0 member reaches'the hum: of -1ts forward H movement,

In witness whereof-I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of March, 1916. i 1. ENGLAND J BARKER.

Witnesses; j FLORENCE- Mrromcnn, j W. T. SMITH. 

